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Organization profile
Organization profile
The objective of the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is to improve knowledge about the effect of policies, programs or projects on the health of populations, inform policy makers and affected populations, and facilitate changes in evaluated policies to mitigate negative effects and maximize positive impacts. The EIS group is made up of an interdisciplinary team from the areas of epidemiology, public health, medicine, biology and economics that will use quantitative evidence based on a model that includes the economic, political, social, biological and environmental determinants of health. The group is set to work in an integrated manner with other programs to evaluate and model more effective interventions in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. Despite recent improvements in data availability and mathematical and quasi-experimental modelling methods, quantitative HIA is still underutilised for evidence-based policymaking.
With this background, the general objective of the group is to develop research and knowledge management projects that evaluate the impact of policies, programs or interventions on the health of populations, in accordance with the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
Research output
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Assessing Compliance: Violations of WHO Code in Breast Milk Substitute Marketing, Ecuador
Tello, B., Katherine, S. J., Angélica, T. L., Rocío, C. B., María, V. L. & Estefanía, R., Apr 2025, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 21, 2, e13783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early Neonatal Mortality (< 24 h) in Ecuador: A Population-Based Study on the Impact of Apgar Score, Gestational Age, Birth Weight, Delivery Type, and Healthcare Level
Dueñas Espin, I. G., Jimbo-Sotomayor, R. E., Sánchez Choez, X. G., Rivadeneira Guerrero, M. F. & Tello Ponce, B. M., 19 May 2025, In: International Journal of Pediatrics (United Kingdom). 2025, 1, 4225987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of prenatal education on exclusive breastfeeding among women in Quito: prospective cohort study
Tello, B., Hernández, H., Dueñas-Espín, I. & Tejera, E., 2 May 2025, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25, 1, 525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Implementing interventions to reduce health inequalities and mitigate the impact of the global economic downturn in Latin America -Implementación de intervenciones para reducir las desigualdades en salud y mitigar el impacto de la recesión económica mundial en América Latina.
Moncayo Benalcázar, A. L. (CoPI), Rasella, D. (External), Bezerra-Nogueira, J. R. (External), De Souza, L. E. (External), Aragao, E. (External), Hessel, P. (External), Serván-Mori, E. (External), Chivardi, C. (External), Trotta, A. (External), Spinelli, H. (External), Jara, H. X. (External), Esposito, L. (External), Cavalcanti, D. (External) & Villacrés, T. (PI)
1/03/24 → 28/02/27
Project: Research project
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UNIDAD NIHR EN DETERMINANTES SOCIALES Y AMBIENTALES DE LAS DESIGUALDADES EN SALUD (NIHR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES)
COOPER PHILIP, J. (External), LEYLAND, A. (External), LIMA BARRETO, M. (External), ROMERO, N. (External) & Moncayo Benalcázar, A. L. (PI)
17/11/22 → 17/11/27
Project: Research project
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TWO DECADES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE EXPANSION IN LATIN AMERICA: A MULTI-COUNTRY EVALUATION AND FORECASTING STUDY FOR HEALTH-RELATED SDGS
Moncayo Benalcázar, A. L. (CoPI), Rasella, D. (External), Hessel, P. (External), Sosa-Rubi, S. (External), Macinko, J. (External), Busa, S. (External) & Paim, J. (External)
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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Research on Obstetrics and Gynecology Detailed by Researchers at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (The effect of prenatal education on exclusive breastfeeding among women in Quito: prospective cohort study)
Dueñas Espin, I. G. & Tello Ponce, B. M.
15/05/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Study Findings from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador Broaden Understanding of Diet and Nutrition (Evaluating low and high vitamin D levels in Ecuadorian cities from 2018 to 2022: interrupted time series and a cross-sectional study)
Dueñas Espin, I. G. & Tello Ponce, B. M.
10/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ministry of Health promotes with actions the donation of human milk and the protection of breastfeeding – Ministry of Public Health
31/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media